For the first time, scientists have completed an in-depth analysis of fossilized soft tissues from a plesiosaur ...

The tissues of the MH7 fossil were so precisely preserved that researchers could study individual skin cells. In some samples ...

ZURICH — Some fossils tell simple stories. But a recent discovery in Venezuela tells a more complex tale, preserving evidence ...

A remarkable plesiosaur fossil reveals that the extinct reptiles had scales like modern sea turtles, unlike the ichthyosaurs ...

With serpentine necks, flippers and a mouth full of needle-sharp teeth, plesiosaurs have captured imaginations since ...

Two underwater sea lilies were eaten and regurgitated around 66 million years ago. They were preserved as fossilized vomit.

The lump of vomit —more scientifically referred to as ‘regurgitate’—was discovered by Peter Bennicke as he walked along the ...

The fossil discovered at Sea-Tac Airport is at the Burke Museum, and named for the man who first came across it. Nearly 60% ...

What’s 66-million-year-old vomit like? A lot more pleasant than the fresh stuff, says paleontologist Jesper Milan.

The ratios of strontium isotopes in fossil shark teeth can be used to better understand how coastal environments evolved in ...

While experts know details about its diet, size, and general habitat, the aquatic reptile’s skin characteristics have ...

These aquatic, plant-like animals related to sea stars and sea urchins are formally called crinoids. In the fossil, the hard-to-digest bits of sea lily were encompassed in chalk. Essentially ...